#tron: tas

[teh-kittykat]

Tron: The Animated Series (1986-1989)

What do you mean you haven't seen Tron: The Animated Series? It was my favorite cartoon when I was a kid!

So this all started as an exercise in how to explain why Sam inexplicably had merch for a 2010 movie in his 1989 house. In-universe there would have probably been toys using the 1982 aesthetic since that was what the video game used (and Sam DOES have an 82 Tron figure in his house!) but why the Grid stuff?

Enter THE CARTOON.

It was the 1980s everybody who was everybody made cartoons to sell toys. Encom made home gaming consoles by this point, and they would have had peripherals like Nintendo did. They had licensed characters like Nintendo did. You see where I am going.

Encom wants to sell Encom Gaming Power Gauntlets. Kevin wants to introduce kids to the ideas about the Digital Frontier since he's a futurist and knows kids will be mentally flexible enough to digest the new zeitgeist if it's fun and animated!

Production of the cartoon ran from Kevin's official retirement as CEO until his disappearance. Three official seasons with a fourth in production. Season three's airing was cut short due to the furor surrounding Kevin's going missing, but the "lost" final episodes of S3 were restored when the DVDs were eventually released for an anniversary collection.

The cartoon was also successful in syndication through the 1990s and early 2000s since it successfully anticipated the Educational/Informative movement-- Tron: The Animated Series actually does teach kids some of the basics of computer science around the silly adventure stuff. Think Captain Planet meets Captain N the Game Master for the overall tone of the series. It's not realistic, but you get the general concepts and issues.

The cartoon's popularity among millennials keeps Tron alive in pop culture to the present day. The IP remains a perennial revenue stream for Encom, and every so often they'll throw the fanbase something to keep the money going. (This is an ordeal to the program himself, since he has to deal with hackers sent by groups named after him on the reg.)

What's it about?

Young video game enthusiast Jethro "Jet" Keene lands himself the after school internship of a lifetime getting to work at Encom in a special new program for teenagers with attitude run by Kevin Flynn (voiced by himself).

However, it's not all fun and video game testing with the sweet new Encom Power Gauntlet. Thanks to some cartoon physics hijinks, Jet finds himself transported into the Grid, the Boss's new experimental computer system!

Jet gets to work with Clu (they hired a voice-alike for him) and Tron (ditto) to find a way back home to the real world, solving problems and learning how to code along the way... and that was the pilot episode.

Because this is a cartoon for children, Jet is naturally the regular User of the Grid instead of Flynn, though Flynn makes occasional appearances to dispense Yoda-like wisdom and is revered by all the programs inside the system as the Creator.

There are also no lasers or anything like that-- Jet does a silly toku-like thing with the power gauntlet to commute into the system.

Clu is more likable than in real life. He's mostly benevolent, trying to make a more perfect system but the show's writers actually picked up on the idea that making a perfect system is kind of an impossible lift and made it central to his character development. He's a little obsessed with copying the User world, and there's an arc in S3 where a lot of the conflict revolves around why can't programs be programs about it.

Tron's not a mayhem goblin, which is a crime. He's portrayed as a little bit Optimus Prime, since Jet's the primary mayhem source, and Fighting for the Users is otherwise his defining personality trait. He gets a surprisingly deep fate/free will arc in S2, since naturally several episodes revolve around attempts to reprogram him since he's the Champion and all. Afterward, he's a bit more chill.

Jet's storyline parallel's Kevin's real-life one a little bit-- a lot of the episodes focused on him as a character revolve around him trying to balance his double life.The cartoon also does not mention the time dilation jetlag. Jet, unlike Kevin, does learn how to ask for help, especially as S3 decides to diversify a little more and adds a girl intern, Paige.

S3 in general has a lot of emphasis on diversity and tolerance of others and their differences. The ISO-Basic tensions were running high in the real Grid. It was on Kevin's mind a lot. He was also starting to make thinks on introducing the ISOs to the rest of the world at the time.

Like Reboot in the 1990s, Tron has a lot of episodes devoted to video games and playing games on the Game Grid is a frequent trope. (Hardcore Tron partisans accuse Reboot of stealing this.) Unlike in Reboot, there's no derezzing the losers if the User wins. Games are sometimes the entire plot and sometimes an obstacle or diversion from solving an episode's actual problem.

Since the Grid is open in Tron, there is a recurring cast of villains in the form of viruses and hackers from other systems in addition to technical problems that have to be solved through coding and computer science know-how.

The fourth season didn't get much past a few animatics for the S4 pilot, but what was there got a release for the fancy anniversary collections as special features. Design docs indicate that some new characters were about to be introduced-- Jalen and Radia. Kevin Flynn disappeared while voice actors were being cast for these roles.

NGL I am extremely mad this wasn't a real cartoon.

#writing tag! #glowstick rave nonsense hours #mountains of pi #tron #tronblr #let's goooooo #troncharov #tron: tas

[lostangelssong]

Tron: TAS - the best character

I was feeling nostalgic tonight about one of my favorite series when I was a kid. And because it's late, and I'm awake I want to talk about it. Particularly, I want to talk about Turing - my favorite character from Tron: The Animated Series.

What? You don't remember Turing? He was a recurring villain in season one and had that awesome face heel-face turn in season two, during the episodes where Tron got reprogrammed. And he was voiced by Tim Curry to make it even more awesome! How can you not remember Turing?

No one thought that much of Turing during season one, both in the show, and as far as people watching it were concerned. He was a program that was vaguely reminiscent of Dr. Wily from the Ruby-Spears Megaman cartoon, but instead of being the main villain of the season, he was kind of like the Mandarin in Season 1 of the 90s Iron Man Cartoon - before he became the big villain in season 2. Mandarin that is - not Turing. So kind of like a recurring mad scientist character who stole every scene he was in back in season 1, but they used him sparingly, both because Tim Curry was expensive, and also because the action was focused more around Jet, Tron, Clu, and all of the other good guys, like cartoons often are. (Though the behind the scenes stuff I've found said that Tim Curry was actually totally on board with being on the show and he had a lot of fun with the role).

For example, there was this one episode in Season 1, where it was the obligatory Christmas Episode (TM) that every 80s and 90s kids cartoon was contractually obligated to have. But since the cartoon was set in The Grid, that meant that programs didn't really understand Christmas. So it was this whole mess of Clu doing what he did and trying to copy the User World to make the perfect system, people saying Christmas every five seconds until it stopped sounding like a real word, and Jet, who was agonizing about whether or not he would be able to be home with his family for Christmas. And in the midst of all of this, Turing swans in to "Steal Christmas" for some nebulous reason, complete with tacky glowing accented Santa Suit, because he's a program and what else would he be wearing? He also was trying to goad Tron into stealing Christmas back, even though it was completely contradictory to his plans, because Tron was the Champion and that's what he was supposed to do.

As silly as it sounds, that honestly was my favorite season 1 episode with Turing in it. Turing had these ideas about how Tron was the Champion, and he was supposed to fight for the Users, but then would also be Very Put Out that Tron wasn't actually doing things for the programs in the system, since the system is where he actually lived, and all his stuff was there. Turing would also go back and forth about if the Users actually existed, because he had never met his, or any other User personally, and how do you prove something is real without data, or evidence to back it up? So Turing, especially Season 1 Turing, would sometimes vacillate wildly between hecking up Tron's day, because who cared about the Users (and also just being a menace), and also going on about how Tron was supposed to protect the programs in the system, and if he wasn't, then he was Doing It Wrong.

Season 1 Turing was kind of a mess. And I don't think the writers really knew what they wanted to do with him. But it was fun, and when he would show up his appearances were always memorable. Tim Curry hadn't reached the utter unhingedness of his Red Alert 3 SPACE scene, but he was doing great work all the same. Think of Mal back in Captain Planet, but dialed up more. But then came Season 2 and all that changed.

Season 2 had this arc about midway through it where another program, Asimov, who was Distinctly More Evil than Turing could ever hope to be, got ahold of Tron and reprogrammed him. Asimov was kind of like the Mr. Sinister of Tron: TAS, as he was interested in code, and what a Program's code destined them to be, or gave them the potential to do, and what could potentially happen if you tried to mix the code of two different programs together. Asimov was honestly terrifying for a kids show, but that's a rant for another day. The point is, he reprogrammed Tron into a cross between Rinzler and The Terminator, and gave this whole long monologue about Tron's code dictating this and it being Tron's destiny to reformat the system, and how this is what he was created to do. (Aside note: Asimov was voiced by Peter Fricking Cullen, playing amazingly against type. Freedom is the right of all sentient beings, but apparently not if your name is Tron.) Also, this was a three parter (the only one in the series, actually), and the first part ended on a cliffhanger, with the reveal of reprogrammed!Tron, whose circuits were glowing red. I'm sure that me, and a lot of the other kids that watched it yelled at their TVs when they saw that.

So. All hope seems lost. Tron is a bad guy. The Grid is doomed, right? Wrong. Because in the beginning of the second episode of this three part saga, Turing shows up. He is incensed. His nemesis/frenemy/most boon companion (yes, he used that descriptor) has been compromised. And while he and Tron have never seen eye to eye, that doesn't mean that he is destined to do anything like destroy the system. So Turing, who is So Extra, breaks into where Jet, Clu, and the rest of Team Good Guys are and gives an full on presentation (complete with pictures) of why they are going to rescue Tron, and how he is going to take point. This leads to a lot of arguing and shouting about how Turing even knows this is going on, and Turing being downright offended at even the hint that he is working with Asimov. There's talk of friendship, and Turing points out that neither Jet, nor any of the rest of Team Protag will be able to reprogram Tron, but Turing will be able to, since he's Just That Good. Clu seems to be gearing up to counter all of the reasons this is stupid and why it won't work (and why they can't just call Flynn and get him to fix Tron), when Tron and Asimov show up, intent on annihilating everyone. End of the second episode.

This is the part that I remind you all that this was your typical Saturday Morning Cartoon and that meant you were waiting a week for all of this to get resolved, which is an eternity when you're in the first grade.

So. The conclusion. Tron was standing there about to kill all the guys and reformat the system. Asimov is winding up to give another long villain monologue. Team Protag is very conflicted, because Tron is their friend, but he also doesn't seem to know who they are. Jet believes in himself and gives a speech about friendship. Clu tries to do the same, but it's Clu, so that doesn't really work and he ends up just telling Tron to stop being dumb, but it does give a really nice insight into his and Tron's friendship. Unfortunately, Tron is unmoved by this, and his circuits seem to start glowing even redder. And then Turing steps up. And since this is an 80s cartoon, there aren't going to be any more friendship speeches, because the writers have figured that the kids are bored with all the talking and there needs to be action. So it figures that there would be an action sequence, right? Wrong. Turing doesn't give a speech about friendship, oh no. He basically gives fricking Asimov a lecture about how if this was Tron's destiny, he would have reformatted the system a long time ago, and Asimov clearly doesn't know what he's talking about since Tron is just standing around looking redder than Turing did when he tried to steal Christmas (and yes they actually bring that up). Jet uses the distraction to throw a disc or fire a laser or something at Asimov (because again, 80s kids cartoon), and that actually does cause Asimov to retreat. Turing takes the opportunity to apologize for what he's about to do, before knocking Tron out, and then undoing Asimov's reprogramming.

Turing actually does explain (while Clu and Jet watch him very closely) that sure, he could reprogram Tron into someone that was easier to get along with, but that would make him just like Asimov, and who wants that? Tron is understandably very upset when he finally is back to his normal self, and the implications of the reprogramming and getting better from it last throughout the rest of Season 2, though Tron does mellow out a bit after he gets better from being reprogrammed. And Turing ends up as a recurring good guy after that, and while he doesn't show up in every episode, he is a more frequent presence than he was in season 1. (Though we don't really talk about the weird arc he had in season three. It was dumb, and he got better, so it's better left forgotten.)

(So @teh-kittykat - how did I do?)

#Tron: TAS #Tron: The Animated Series #If it doesn't exist I will make it myself #Turing #Asimov #Tron #Clu #Jet #80s cartoon nonsense #glowstick rave nonsense hours #let's gonacharov the tron cartoon

[seehowsupplethespineis]

I drew some delicious glowy Tron guys because I love that movie so much. The original one has such good designs but most people have only seen the new one. Got kinda obsessed and made little backstories for each of these guys.

#drawing entity #tron #the top left orange dude is a program written by a minorly disgruntled worker for that big sleazy company. #he isn't as anti-master-control as tron is or anything but he is very loyal to the users and thinks master control and sark are too harsh. #the bottom left blue lady is one of those programs like tron meant to defeat master control (written by the same guy but she's trans) #she got distracted in trying to get top left orange guy to revolt with her so she doesn't fulfill her programming yet (hence the movie) #the top right guy is a minor organization program written by a power-hungry low-level employee who wants to impress the greedy businessguys #the program himself is so proud he serves under sark and is really devoted to master control...not realizing neither really care about him. #the bottom pink dude is a rudimentary program written by the partner of the red businessguy when he was trying to teach them how to program #they're really simple but curious and always want to learn which sometimes gets them into trouble. #red dude's programmer wrote a little accessory code to keep the pink program from causing trouble on the rest of the server... #so the red program is forced to babysit the pink one. #ta-da! amusing characters for amusing encounters!!! #not many people have seen the original tron so i don't know how many people are going to appreciate this hahaha.

[withoutalice]

this is the most self indulgent chubformers tar.n/ma thing i've ever cooked up-

tw: being weird about medical procedures and doing unnecessary injections. also phar/ma harms ta/rn on purpose out of revenge? lust? i mean. it's phar/ma the queen of medical malpractice idk what you want from me-

look i need ta/rn to be useless and pathetic and unfit to lead the dj.d so he's stuck in his hab 24/7 with phar/ma - at least when the doctor is actually around. most of the time, ta/rn is all alone stuck in his berth (as he needs help to get out) hooked up to alll these little monitors that phar/ma said he 'needs'. he can only stare at the ceiling and whimper and whine and repeatedly comm phar/ma and cry about how he wishes the medic would just come back alreadyyy (phar/ma ignores most of the comms-)

When phar/ma does come back from work he's grouchy and lashes out at ta/rn - ta/rn lets it go bc he loves his medic and knows his job it stressful so it's okay right? phar/ma comes over to check on the drips he has connected to ta/rn and give him his daily injections but he's too rough and misses the veins several times and doesn't warn him before the big pokes come; ta/rn stays silent, forcing back tears

phar/ma ignores his protests for cuddles and goes to rinse off in the solvent. under the guise of trying to help ta/rn get better, he makes ta/rn get up to walk around the hab a bit before going to bed. they go to the kitchen so ta/rn finally gets a few solid foods in. phar/ma complains about his day and ta/rn just listens and doesn't offer advice, just like he was taught...

On days off ta/rn is given many more injections; they make him feel ill and shaky and like he's starving and he hates it but he trusts the medic - besides he's given all the food he craves for on these days in order to lessen the 'unfortunate but harmless side-effects'. phar/ma all but bows to his wishes on these days and actually seems to care for ta/rn; it makes all the other days of the week in their relationship seem less depressing.

phar/ma is supposed to be helping him reduce his weight...ta/rn hasn't seen a single change. he honestly feels like he's gotten bigger, but what motive would phar/ma have? he's only under the medics full-time care in their hab because of his own begging to be cured of his binging that forced him out of his spot in the d.jd - and worst of all out of mega/tron's favor. of course, his t/cog issue is gone now that he's too fat to trans.form - but now his vents constantly shut off and his head hurts and he's weak and craves energon like a starving mech even though he's being provided more than enough sustenance. he wants to get better. he will get better.

but not if phar/ma has anything to say about it...

#chubformers #ta/rn #phar/ma #ta.rn/ma #kinda dark tbh #am i projecting on ta/rn? you shall never know... #should i write a fic for them idk #phar/ma lovebombs ppl idgaf

[yellowjavkets]

Brackets of FICTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT I, RJ YELLOWJAVKETS, THINK ARE NICE. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE HAVING FUN WITH YOUR BRACKETS AND EVERY TIME I SEE ONE FOR ONE REASON OR THE NEXT I WANT TO SHOOT A HOLE THROUGH MY LAPTOP. I WANT TO HAVE A FUN BRACKET

BLOCK THE TAG RJ BRACKET IF YOU HAVE NO WISH TO SEE THIS FUCKING HORSESHIT

FAQ: Q: RJ I HAVE NO EARTHLY IDEA WHO MOST OF THESE FUCKING PEOPLE ARE

A: IMAGINE HOW I FEEL

Q: RJ THIS IS SOME CRINGE ASS TASTE YOU HAVE

A: I CALLED THE LEG FACTORY AND THEY SAID U DON'T HAVE ONE TO STAND ON

Q: IS THIS A JOKE

A: MAYBE. I'LL DECIDE AFTER LUNCH

I AM NOT ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS AND IF I HEAR SUPERNATURAL OR STRANGER THINGS OR VOLTRON EVEN ONCE I'M TAKING A SHIT ON YOUR COMPUTER!!!

EXPANDED INFO AND FULL LIST UNDER THE CUT

Jackie Taylor & Shauna Shipman from Yellowjackets

Faith Lehane & Buffy Summers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Kimmy & Octus from Sym-Bionic Titan

Kirk & Spock from Star Trek: TOS

Princess Bubblegum & Marceline the Vampire Queen from Adventure Time

Dewey Riley & Gale Weathers from the Scream Franchise

Mae Borowski & Bea Santello from Night in the Woods

Tara Maclay & Willow Rosenberg from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Miles Morales & Gwen Stacy from Spiderverse

Mike Chilton & Julie Kapulsky from Motorcity

Paige & Beck from Tron: Uprising

Bonnie Bennet & Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries

Taissa Turner & Van Palmer from Yellowjackets

Sarah Connor & Kyle Reese from Terminator

Lucifer Morningstar & Chloe Decker from RJ IS NOT IMMUNE TO PROPAGANDA

Rory Gilmore & Logan Huntzberger from Gilmore Girls

Mickey Milkovich & Ian Gallagher from Shameless

Jocelyn Carter & John Reese from Person of Interest

Peter Parker/Mary Jane Watson/Harry Osbourne from EXCLUSIVELY THE RAIMI TRILOGY

Samwise Gamgee & Frodo Baggins from Lord of the Rings

Finn & Poe Dameron from I WISH I COULD DIE SO I COULD STOP THINKING ABOUT THIS FRANCHISE FOREVER

Agent Six and Rebecca Holiday from Generator Rex

Vriska Serket & Terezi Pyrope from EVERY SLUR LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Xander Harris & Cordelia Chase from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Root & Sameen Shaw from Person of Interest

Rex Salazar & Circe from Generator Rex

Gwen Tennyson & Kevin Levin from Ben 10

Anthy & Utena from Revolutionary Girl Utena

Razer & Aya from Green Lantern: TAS

Jake Long & Rose from American Dragon: Jake Long

Caroline Forbes & Stefan Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries

Natalie Scatorccio & Misty Quigley from Yellowjackets

I'll probably do a week instead of a day for each poll and post them in very small batches so nobody has to drive to my house and kill me. i will post them at whatever time of day and I'm sorry in advance. you have no idea how difficult it was to think of 32. i had to go back in time and converse with myself at ages of all prime numbers and multiples of 3 to get a clear picture

#monster growl #rj bracket

[forthedancingandthethriving]

Susie Haltmann's Rapid Descent into Programming Hell

Susie: So!

Susie: Program no-one's seen before, in a coding language that doesn't seem to make any sense, and it's actively hostile and slightly psychic. Estimated chances of success are functionally zero and failure isn't an option.

Lag: That does sum it up nicely, yes.

Susie: In that case, we should be done by Tuesday. *deploys her visor and heads over to a console* Alright boys, let's get to work!

Ienzo: ...Is she being motivational, or narcissistic?

Lag: Yes.

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*A Few Hours Later...*

Susie's console: *loud error noise*

Susie: Darn it! You slippery little fudger!

Susie:

Susie: Frick.

Susie: Shoot. Witch. Heck. Seriously!?

Lea: *shrugs* Disney.

Susie, full of contempt: Disney...

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*Much, Much Later...*

Abyss blob: *lightly splats against the side of its container*

Ienzo: *looks up* What?

Susie, laser-focused: ah-HAH! Got you now, you little bastard! ...Oh sure, that one still works.

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*Later Still...*

Susie: Okay, am I the only one who isn't AFK right now?

*sounds of fighting in the background*

Tron: I'm still here, miss Haltmann.

Susie: And I appreciate it, but since you are the computer it'd be a bit hard for you to not be here.

*more violence*

Susie: Seriously, how many people does it take to babysit a booger?

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*You Know The Drill*

Susie, visibly surviving on nothing but coffee and spite: Okay, seriously, I only have two hands! *grabs a nearby Soldier Heartless by the collar, because the situation she's mostly oblivious to has gotten That Bad* YOU! Do You Remember How To Type?

Soldier: *tries slashing at her*

Susie: *immediately pulls out her blaster and shoots it between the eyes, then points it at three others nearby as the first one dissipates* How about you guys?

Soldiers: *nod shakily, having just rediscovered the ability to feel fear*

Susie: Great! You're my new research assistants! Get to a keyboard and follow the prompts on the screen.

Ansem: *is momentarily distracted from the battle by this display* I'm sorry, is your friend commanding the Heartless?

Lag: Well, she is a capitalist, so I'd say her heart's probably dark enough for it. Just be glad she's using her powers for good.

Ansem: Fair enough.

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*Yep, Still Going...*

Goofy: *gets launched back into the computer area and decides to check in on things while catching his breath* Hey, miss Susie! How ya doin'?

Susie: *types frantically, then snarls and slams her head into the desk* This doesn't make any sense! There's no reason for this code to be so coordinated, it's Just! RANDOM! FREAKING! GARBAGE!

Goofy: Hmmm...leans over the back of her chair to get a look at the screen...and admittedly doesn't understand any of it* ...Well, I don't claim ta know much about computers, but if what's written ain't the thing doin' the thinkin', maybe it's whatever they wrote it into?

Susie: *sits stalk-straight and blinks*

Susie: That...that has potential. *starts typing again, even faster than before, and yet more focused* Yes, just need to- and over here...move those aside...

Susie: *freezes completely*

Goofy: ...Miss Susie?

Susie: *lifts up her visor* It fits.

Goofy: Huh?

Susie: IT FITS! I know what we're dealing with now! *laughs in relief and excitement, launching out of her chair and grabbing him by the cheeks* Oh you brilliant beautiful mutt I'd kiss you if I had a mouth!

Goofy: Aw, gawrsh, I didn't do much, just thought out loud a bit.

Susie: And your idle thoughts may have just saved everyone ever, especially Abyssal once someone finally finds her! *tuns over to where all the commotion is* LAG! Lag, we figured...out...uh...

*at this point, the blob takes up about half the room, and is covered with various colorful-and deadly- appendages and has a messy, lopsided bastardization of the Heartless Emblem on what could generously be called its forehead. There are also several low-to-mid tier Heartless around the room, including her own Soldier assistants and one particularly unlucky Blue Rhapsody that the Blob is currently absorbing. nobody's dead yet, thank god, but most of them are clearly running on fumes*

Susie: ...How long has that been going on?

Goofy: Well, the blob got out yesterday, but it only started gettin' big and eatin' Heartless this mornin.'

Susie: ...Right. *activates her visor again* Deal with this now, make big reveal that we're essentially up against the computer's pissed-off hard-drive later.

Goofy: The computer's what now?

Susie: You know how nearly every creation myth starts with some variation on "in the beginning, there was nothing?"

Goofy: Yeah...

Susie: *summons her business suit and points at the blob* That's the Nothing. Or, well, only part of it. And it only used to be. It's complicated.

Goofy: I'll take yer word for it! *draws his shield and hops up on the suit's rim* Now, shall we?

Susie: It'd be my pleasure. *revs the suit's engines*

*they charge into the battle, with Goofy of course belting out a hearty "YAAAAH-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOOEYYYY!"*

(Goofy Logic for the Win. To be fair, his idea does have some basis in his own lived experience, considering what happened with Jiminy's Journal in Re: Coded. And also to be fair he was absolutely right in this case. What can I say, the dog's got good insight.)

(You can probably imagine the Tom and Jerry-style antics during the hours between the blob escaping and discovering it could use Heartless as a food source.)

I LOVE THIS A LOT. NO WORDS. THIS IS JUST. SO FUNNY AND GREAT AND JUST?? YES. Also the capitalist bit is my favorite lol

#susie haltmann #admin: lag #kh ienzo #kh lea #the abyss #tron #kh ansem #kh goofy #!asks! #fren! #duckapus #unveiled secrets arc #fanfiction: my frens!

[sophiebernadotte]

H.M. The King's speech to the people of Sweden

Kära svenskar!

Det är i dag på dagen 50 år sedan jag blev Sveriges kung.

Under ett halvt sekel har jag haft glädjen och förmånen att vara vårt lands statschef.

Låt mig börja med att blicka tillbaka i tiden och tillsammans med er minnas hur det var, i samband med mitt trontillträde.

Det var 1973 och jag var bara 27 år gammal. Jag riktade då mina ord till min företrädare, konung Gustaf VI Adolf, min älskade farfar, som just avlidit 90 år gammal.

Han föddes i slutet av 1800-talet, som prins av Sverige och Norge. Invånarna i vårt land levde vid den tiden under mycket knappa omständigheter och många valde att emigrera. När farfar lämnade jordelivet den 15 september 1973 var han däremot kung i ett Sverige präglat av välstånd och demokrati.

Gustaf VI Adolf var en, i alla läger, djupt respekterad monark. För mig var han också en förebild, inte minst då min far gick bort under mitt första levnadsår.

Att efterträda farfar var en stor – och inte alltid så enkel uppgift. Men jag är mycket tacksam för det stöd jag fått från min kära familj som lojalt har stått vid min sida genom åren.

Drottningen, våra barn med familjer och mina systrar har alla alltid funnits där.

Särskilt viktigt är också det förtroende jag fått – och får – från er, Sveriges folk. Ert stöd har varit ovärderligt för mig.

För detta vill jag i dag framföra mitt djupa och varma tack.

Kära svenskar!

Alla vi som bor och verkar i Sverige är lyckligt lottade. Vi är satta att ta hand om denna vackra del av jorden. Ett land rikt på levande miljöer, kultur och framstående verksamheter. Ett land att känna stolthet över.

Från bördiga Österlen till storslagna Lapporten i norr.

Från forskningsfartyg i Bohusläns skärgård till Gotlands fornminnen.

Från världsarvet i Falu koppargruva till framtidssatsningar i norra Norrland.

Det är en stor förmån att få ha upplevt så mycket, och mött så många människor, i vårt avlånga land.

Under detta jubileumsår, då vi uppmärksammar 500-årsminnet av valet av Gustav Vasa till Sveriges kung samt mitt 50-årsjubileum, har Drottningen och jag återigen besökt Sveriges 21 län.

Även om det finns olikheter, har vi slagits av att det som verkligen förenar, är den starka känslan av sammanhållning: av stolthet över historien och optimismen inför framtiden.

Kära svenskar!

Den resa som vi gemensamt har gjort under de senaste 50 åren är imponerande. Dagens Sverige är i dag en internationellt erkänd forskningsnation. Den tekniska och medicinska utvecklingen har bidragit till ökat välstånd.

Samtidigt har medvetenheten ökat om att vi måste hushålla med jordens resurser. Att ha fått följa denna utveckling tillsammans med er, Sveriges folk, har varit och är ett privilegium.

När jag i dag summerar mina 50 år på Sveriges tron så vill jag samtidigt blicka framåt.

Det är min förhoppning att nu, och under kommande år, få fortsätta att tjäna vårt Sverige. I både med- och motgång. I goda tider, såväl som i tider med stora utmaningar.

Ett Sverige med fast förankring i sin historia, och med en stadig blick mot en ljus och lycklig framtid.

För Sverige – i tiden.

Tack!

Speech held by H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Sep. 15, 2023.

#swedish royal family #party like a gustaf #king carl xvi gustaf #speeches #230915

[f-rg-tmigej]

#cardio #full body #inpso #strong #health #training #black hair #videos #tiktok

[suzinapolis]

TRON 1982

Yönetmeni ve senaristi Steven Lisberger’dir. Konusu; bir yazılım şirketinde çalışan Kevin Flynn’ın kodlarını yazdığı başarılı oyunlarını onunla çalışan arkadaşı Edd ele geçirir ve kendine mal eder ve böylece şirkette parlak bir kariyere sahip olur. Flynn delil olarak bazı dosyaları bulmak için şirketin sistemine sızmaya çalışır ama Edd oldukça kurnazdır ve bunu yapacağını bildiği için önlem almıştır. Flynn Şirketin sistemine bağlandığı bir gün sistemi yöneten yapay zeka tarafından o sisteme hapsedilir ancak Flynn farkeder ki aslında içinde bulunduğu sanal gerçeklik kendi yazdığı kodlardan oluşmaktadır ve bu ortamın açıklarına hakimdir. Dolayısıyla kurtulma şansını yakalar ve kurtulur. Filmin alternatif bir dünya sunması ve olumlu-olumsuz senaryo içermemesi açısından diğer bilim-kurgu filmlerinden ayrışıyor.

Bilim-Kurgu film Türünde İdeoloji Örneği: Tron Efsanesi ,Araştırma görevlisi Özgür Çalışkan’ın Dergi Park’ ta yayınlanan makalesini okumanızı öneririm.

#tron 1982

[dunk3n9]

BATMAN X JOKER HUMAN AU

(I don’t own the artwork I just got it off Pinterest)

Chapter 1: Who Met Who First

I was in a room laughing as I notice the blood everywhere. I see my mama when I walk forward. She looked over with this sickeningly sweet expression on her face. I felt bliss in knowing I was installing that fear. Soon after I feel the laughter, it was abrupt and angered with insanity. When I look at mother, an item in her hand throws itself at me.

I wake up, opening my eyes with quick breaths and sweat pooling on my everything. It takes a minute before my eyes stop fearfully glancing everywhere before meeting my poster of "The Riddler" a talk show host. When My breathing was stable after laying there reminding myself it wasn't real. Who was it that... No I can't think like that anymore otherwise.

"Joe! It's time to wake up, sweetie," Mother yells upstairs, she must be busy with laundry.

My name is Joe Chill. I prefer my nick name at school "Joker" and I earned it. I get called that for several reasons. My mom calls me that cause of my jokes and silly tricks that make her happy. Not to mention the tricks I've played on my peers at school.

"Joker? Joe? Ah, there you are, how did you sleep?" she spoke in a calm voice smiling when sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Fine. I guess."

I looked down still tired.

"Awww, I know Joker but, it's your first day of high school! Oh my goodness, my little man is growing up and going to school-" she smothered me in motherly words and affection.

"Okay, mom you can let go now! Haha," I spoke while chuckling.

"I'm looking forward to some good things this year," I said with mischievous glee.

Any person that knew me would know that smirk I did wasn't just for laughs.

"Oh no you don't mister! No pranks this year not even if someone bothers you, even if they may or may not deserve it, " she said with a stern tone of voice saying the last part under her breath while walking back downstairs.

"But mom!" I loudly complained following right behind, "My whole class is probably waiting for my pranks. It's traditional!"

she gave a stern look to my dramatic argument.

"No buts. Say 'yes mom' and I'll send you on your way," she spoke standing there facing me.

"Yes mom," I said jokingly in a robot tone.

"Good. Oh, that reminds me, your sister Harleen is going to be at your school, too. A grade higher than you. Also go get dressed my Son-a-tron two thousand," She had spoken so nonchalantly I didn't react till it registered.

I was shocked at this statement. My sister Harley is for lack of better words a psycho she can be rough and violent, when needed but, she present herself as put together and is smarter than she'd admit. She's embarrassed me a lot of times at school, too. I love her to death but she can be annoying at times. One time I was getting bullied and nearly got into a fight she stepped in and got in the guys face. I mean yeah she tried to help but still I could handle myself.

"Please tell me she's not-" I said not even finishing my sentence.

"Yup she's moving back here forever her dad finally took the time and decided it was best if she was with me," she squealed in joy like she hasn't seen Harley in ages... It's only been a year.

Someone knocked at the door and mom rushed to answer it. Harley jumped straight in through the door with a front hand walk over then a cartwheel. She landed in front of me with a "ta-da" she said. She hugged me tightly till I gasped for air she then let me go.

"How's my little puddin doing?" She was practically beaming with excitement.

I shrugged with a chuckle. She hasn't called me that since we were kids. I was really confused by a mark on her upper arm. Like burn marks I frowned a little.

"uh-uh-uh turn that frown upside down I'm not gonna bother you all school semester unless someone gives you trouble," she winked and walked back to the door laughing while grabbing her things.

I'm sure I wasn't imagining those marks. I'll ask when she settles in more. I became intrigued when I heard a noise outside all of a sudden.

"What the?" I whispered to myself of course.

I walked to the door passing mom and Harley in a quizzical conversation. Peeking out the open doorframe I spot the old Cobblepot residence being looked at by a family bringing in luggages inside. Oh, they're moving in.

Just like that there they were... new neighbors. Why at a time like this? It seemed odd. I saw a thin women with good physic and she looks healthy, pretty, house wife I believe by her attire. A man with a muscular physic that most men had, sturdy, business man attitude. Then there was a little boy looking around my age he looks more buff than me. I studied him his facial features he had dark eyes, he had the perfect Chin, his smile had pearly whites just like mine. He had most beautiful black hair unlike me with messy green hair, he also had a tan going on I was a tad bit pale.

I was staring for too long analyzing him and his family I didn't notice he saw me and we shared glances. I was scared. What if he tries talking to me? What if he's a bully? I don't know these people. Looking over when back to reality he was speaking to his mom, pointed at my house, she looked over, smiled, nodded yes to something, and he was suddenly walking over here. I hid against the wall. Someone wants to meet me?

"Um, hello? Green hair guy?" His caramel apple voice was so close.

I peek out the door a little. I almost laughed at the startled look when I suddenly popped up.

"Ah, I'm sorry," I tried to contain my laughter, "yes?"

He fixed his outfit and nodded I'm guessing to compose himself. He cleared his throat then spoke.

"Where is your mother?" He spoke fancy and precise.

My nerves became hyper aware that I was talking to someone. Someone new. I was suddenly nervous and anxious.

"Ummm busy. Why?" I spoke quickly avoiding eye contact.

"Please, do get her."

"Mom! Door!" I yelled while turning towards the kitchen.

"My names Bruce by the way," He spoke so suddenly.

I almost lost my composure and screamed. I just simply turned and waved before fiddling with my fingers nervously. She was at the door in a flash looking at Bruce.

"Why hello there," she spoke in a joyful but confused tone.

I walked away to get ready considering I was in my Pajamas consisting of a Black t-shirt with purple and green HAHA's on it, and black fuzzy pants. I quickly brushed my teeth and hair, got dressed, grabbed my backpack, and headed downstairs. I walked back to see the other family talking to my mom.

"I'm so happy to see new faces in the neighborhood. Don't ever hesitate to ask for help from us," she said excited as I was confused.

"Thank you very much. We've come from so far it's nice to have a fresh start. Well I'm glad it's peaceful over in these parts," the woman sounded so elegant.

"We're happy to have you, mister and miss?" Mom has always been so polite she's a people person.

"Just call us Martha and Thomas. Oh, is this your son?" Martha spoke so precise and high class.

"Why yes this is. Say hi, Joe."

Giving a simple wave I try to give my best smile that hopefully didn't show my nerves.

"He's a little shy," mom said in that motherly way of 'he's still learning' or something like that.

"That's okay most kids are to new people. If it's not too much to ask do you think you could take our son to the school? We got here without looking at where it was," Martha had spoken apologetically.

"I'd be happy to help and afterwards I can help you guys move in if you'd like? It'd give us time for some girl talk and to get to know each other," Mom said friendly.

"Thank you very much, Penny." Martha said holding moms hand.

They said there gratitude towards each other and walked away. The boy went over and grabbed I'm assuming his backpack which looked like a briefcase. I looked down apologetically. Mom gave a confused look and realized.

"Joe it's okay. Eventually you'll be able to talk to people and make a lot of friends. Just for now let's just make some high school memories," Mom spoke reassuringly.

I look up at her smiling. She always knows what to say.

"Thanks mom. Let's bring harley, too," I said happily.

"No can do kiddo I got my own set of wheels, boo yah!" She said with a light punch to my shoulder.

"Alright you two! Now how about after school we go out for Chinese food to celebrate your first days, huh? Would you both like that?" She said enthusiastically.

I nodded my head smiling as did harley.

"Great Chinese it is then. Means I don't have to cook, haha," she laughed grabbing her car keys as Bruce walked back our way.

Me and Bruce hopped into my moms car as she smothered Harley in hug and kisses. I heard harley whining through the window and it made me laugh a little.

"What's your name?" Bruce asked bluntly.

"I- uh. You. Me?" I jumbled over my words.

"Haha, yeah you? Unless the car has a name, haha" He spoke shyly trying to break the ice.

"My- my name is Joe. Joe Chill."

"I like your hair, it's fluffy," He spoke nicely.

I became a flustered mess. I'm actually talking to someone. I can't believe it.

"You ready kids? Because mama has a Coffee with her name on it,"she said jokingly.

Me and Bruce chuckled and we were off to school. Let's hope nothing happens to change this day.

#fanfic #dc joker #batman #batman x joker #gaywriter

[just-eyris-things]

Rant i czepianie się bo nie podobają mi się polskie tłumaczenia w GW1

o matko, od czego tu zacząć....najlepiej chyba od początku.

Zanim się odpalę, to chciałabym zaznaczyć dwie (2) rzeczy. 1. W polską wersję językową grałam bardzo krótko (parę minut, nie dało się tego znieść), większość moich informacji co do tłumaczeń pochodzi z chatu polskiej gildii, do której należałam.

2. WSZYSTKO CO TU PISZĘ JEST TYLKO I WYŁĄCZNIE MOJĄ OPINIĄ, NIE FAKTEM!!!!!!!

Ok, mamy najważniejsze z głowy, to lecimy z tym koksem!

Pierwsze co jakoś mi nie siadło to tłumaczenie charrów na popielaki. Ze strony ludzi jest to ok, ale nie sądzę, by charry o samych sobie mówiłyby w ten sposób. Do tego, "popielaki" zostały popielakami dopiero po Spopieleniu Ascalonu, więc czemu nazywać je popielakami wcześniej? W sumie jak teraz to piszę to myślę sobie, że w sumie nazywanie ich popielakami od początku jest w porządku, w końcu charry posługiwały się głównie magią ognia i zostawiały za sobą popioły, I guess działa. Popielaki oceniam na 2.75/5.

Następna rzecz to Kintaj i Iskra. Zacznijmy od Kintaju. Jeśli nigdy nie graliście w GW1 to wiedzcie, że Kintaj to Cantha. Nie wiedziałam co ma piernik do wiatraka, więc jak to ja, żaliłam się kumpeli, a że kumpela studiowała antropologię... to się dowiedziałam, że dawno, dawno temu tak nazywano Japonię. Pisząc tego posta próbowałam znaleźć tę informację na szybko ale przyznam, że jej się nie doszukałam. Doszukałam się mostu Kintai w Japonii, o! "No dobra, Eyris, ale mając tę wiedzę, to Kintaj i Cantha... jak dla mnie dobre połączenie!". Musimy pamiętać, że Cantha jest krajem wzorowanym na wielu krajach azjatyckich, nie tylko Japonii czy Chinach. Uważam, że tu byłoby dobrze zachować oryginalną nazwę, najwyżej spolszczyć pisownię do "Kanta" (w końcu przerobili Ascalon na Askalon, to czemu nie?). Miałoby to kilka plusów. Po pierwsze, zachowujemy część świata fantasy w jego oryginalnej formie, co czyni go bardziej interesującym. Po drugie, jeśli ktoś nie jest w temacie (tak jak ja) to nie zauważy połączenia między Kintajem a Canthą i będzie się zastanawiał skąd to zostało wzięte. Po trzecie, aspekt społeczny: zostawiając Canthę Canthą nie tworzymy podziału między polskimi a zagranicznymi graczami. Tłumaczenie Cantha-Kintaj oceniam na 2/5.

A Iskra? Iskra, Iskiereczka nasza co na Wojtusia z popielnika mrugała, to przecież Glint! Szczerze mówiąc to nie wiem jak się czuję z tym tłumaczeniem. Z jednej strony mogłoby być spoko jeśli popatrzymy przez pryzmat GW2 i Zephyrites (Zefiryci? na ten moment nie wiem), który nazywali się imionami takimi jak Dusk (Zachód), Dawn (Wschód) czy Thaw (Odwilż). Są grupą wyznającą Glint i widać powiązanie między ich zwyczajami nadawania imion oraz jej imieniem. Ale z drugiej strony mam wrażenie, że Iskra traci na...majestetyczności? Nie wiem, to może tylko ja. Tłumaczenie Glint na Iskra oceniam ostatecznie na 3.75/5 (czyli takie 4 minus!)

"no dobra, Eyris, ale weźmy np taką Grę o Tron, tam lokacje są tłumaczone! To czemu nie przetłumaczyć takiej Canthy na Kintaj a Glint na Iskrę?"

Owszem, ale w Grze o Tron te tłumaczenia mają sens. Już dawno nie czytałam ani nie oglądałam GoT, ale z tego co pamiętam, to "Orle Gniazdo" w oryginale nazywane było "Aerie" - zastosowano tu dosłowne tłumaczenie. Nazwa ta ma znaczenie w świecie przedstawionym przez Martina. Jeśli dobrze pamiętam, była to wysoko położona forteca górska, a z więzienia było bardzo łatwo wypaść bo było "otwarte" - prawie jak prawdziwe gniazdo!

Inne tłumaczenia w fantastyce możemy zaobserwować w cyklu książek Xanth gdzie gry słów są prawie na każdym kroku. Spotykamy Ortograficzną pszczołę (spelling bee, serio, propsy dla tłumacza bo chyba bym umarła na tym), możemy zrywać wiśniowe bomby (cherry bombs), a tymianek to ziele czasu (thyme).

Pisząc to chcę pokazać, że tłumaczenia na polski często są trudne, podejmowane decyzje wymagają potem od nas konsekwentności (jeśli przetłumaczę np. seeweeds na widzorosty (tłumaczenie moje) czy 7 Kingdoms na Siedem Królestw (Gra o Tron), czy Kendom na Kenstwo (Barbie the Movie - dubbing), to muszę się tego trzymać do końca serii). Nad tłumaczeniami należy się dobrze zastanowić - co wnoszą one do tłumaczenia? Jak przetrwają nieznaną nam przyszłość (o tym trochę niżej)? Dlatego Kintaj oceniam bardzo słabo, ale Iskiereczkę już lepiej.

No dobra, ale czy to znaczy, że żadna nazwa w GW nie powinna być tlumaczona? Większość nazw to nazwy własne, takie jak Shiverpeak Mountains (góry Shiverpeak????) czy choćby taka Black Citadel z drugiej części gry.

Jak wspominałam wyżej - przy tłumaczeniu należy dobrze się zastanowić co dane tłumaczenie nam da, a co spowoduje jego brak. Tu mamy świat fantasy, a nie realny, gdzie możemy ładnie przetłumaczyć Warsaw na Warszawę, a Mikołajki zostawimy jak jest (lub uprościmy ł na l). Fantasy jest trudne.

Z tego co wiem, Shiverpeaki zostały przetłumaczone na Dreszczogóry. Nie jest to złe, ale przyznać muszę, że przy Dreszczogórach to mi lekko zęby zgrzytają (pun not intended). Poszłabym w kierunku Drążcych Szczytów. A skoro juz wspominałam Black Citadel, to tu byłoby po prostu Czarna Cytadela pewnie, chociaż jak dla mnie trochę traci na... z braku lepszego słowa, na majestyczności w tym polskim tłumaczeniu. Dreszczogóry oceniam na 3.5/5

Gdybym miała tłumaczyć GW2, pewnie spędzałabym całe dnie na mailowaniu z Anetką by tłumaczenie było w miarę wierne ale też sensowne i zachowało dobry wydźwięk. Kiedyś już zastanawiałam się nad tym i myślałam "może Żelazna Cytadela?" w odniesieniu do tam panującego Smoldura i jego Żelaznego Legionu? I tu właśnie wskakuje pytanie "Czy Żelazna Cytadela miałaby prawo bytu gdyby Anet wprowadziła nad do charrowej ojczyzny i tam byłoby miasto o mianie Iron Citadel?"

Dosłowne tłumaczenia są spoko. Ale czasem trzeba też zaszaleć (ale nie tak jak z Kintajem, pls).

Aaaa żeby nie było tylko negatywnie, tooo chciałabym bardzo podziękować tłumaczom za ciekawe przetłumaczenia Echovald na Drzewoskałę! Chociaż dzisiaj w GW2 to chyba by nie przeszło, ta dzicz trochę już odżyła, ale wtedy? Kiedy historia odnosiła się do skamieniałych lasów? Wstaję i klaskam (not really, kręgosłup mnie napierdala w chuj)! Gratuluję też za White Mantle czyli Białe Opończe! Chociaż mi to tłumaczenie średnio leży, Białe Płaszcze czy Okrycia czy Zasłony brzmiałoby słabo albo po prostu głupio. No proszę państwa, wyobraźcie sobie stać na przeciwko Caudecusa w GW2 a on do was HEJ DOWÓDCO JESTEŚ NICZYM W PORÓWNANIU DO MOICH BIAŁYCH OKRYĆ!!! Także za Drzewoskałę 5/5 i za Białą Opończę 4.75/5! Słoneczne Włócznie (Sunspears) też oceniam pozytywnie na 4.5/5!

Także o, koniec czepiania się. Przypominam, że ten post składa się głównie z MOICH OPINII i każdy ma prawo się ze mną nie zgadzać.

Chciałabym także zaznaczyć, że nawet, jeśli tłumaczenie mi się nie podoba, to doceniam ciężką pracę tłumaczy bo bez nich wielu ludzi nie tknęłoby GW palcem. Za wasz wysiłek, państwo tłumacze, 12/10!

#pl posting on main

[lostangelssong]

More Tron: TAS character retrospective

Okay, I know I talked about Turing in my last post about Tron: The Animated Series. And I also mentioned Asimov. And if Turing is one of my favorite characters on the show, then Asimov is hands down my favorite villain.

In a show that had a rotating cast of villains (like a lot of cartoons back then did) Asimov was maybe the closest thing that this show had to a Big Bad. But because he was so powerful and so damn scary, they couldn't use him that much. He was introduced in Season 2, when he reprogrammed Tron, and maybe used in a total of ten episodes, tops, throughout the rest of the series. And three of those episodes were in the arc where he was introduced. So kind of like Ra's Al Ghul from Batman: TAS.

The thing that stuck with me then, and even moreso sticks with me now is how Asimov looked. He wasn't big or imposing like Apocalypse, or Darkseid, or Mr. Sinister. No. He was just Some Guy. Like he looked like an unassuming office drone. Which, okay, weird, but why would that stick out? Why would this random dude who should be working in a cubicle somewhere be noteworthy at all, let alone the scariest guy in the show?

Because he wasn't program coded.

I don't mean that he wasn't villain coded. He wasn't program coded at all. In a sea full of people that had some kind of lights on them, even the Users, Asimov didn't have any lights on him. Not red, not blue, not white, not whatever color Turing decided to make his circuits when he showed up. No obvious big stripes of color on him at all. No obvious circuit patterns either, come to think of it. The only part of him that glowed at all was his eyes. And they were gold. And even then, he had to be emoting in order for that to be noticeable. And yeah, his eyes were glowing Quite a Lot during the arc where he was introduced, but they kind of toned it down a bit in some of his later appearances.

Which honestly just made him scarier.

Like I said, it stuck out, because this unassuming nerdy office drone looking guy was the scariest character on the show. Part of me wishes he was in more episodes, but I get why he wasn't. Tron: TAS was never a show that was going to have a Big Bad. And for someone as powerful and scary as Asimov to actually retain his Villain Cred he had to be used sparingly.

I'm sad that there were only three seasons of Tron: TAS. I think it would have been really interesting to see how he handled the ISOs in Season 4, when they were going to be introduced. Especially since he was all about code and destiny. I think the ISOs would have thrown him for a loop. Or maybe he wouldn't have been perturbed by them at all, and would have decided that they somehow fit in to his grand design.

Which again, would have just made him scarier.

#Tron: TAS #troncharov #Tron: The Animated Series #If it doesn't exist I will create it myself #Asimov

[panfluidme]

Purple's Second Chance

Master Post, Chapter One

CHAPTER TWO: IMPORTANT MEETING

"I was out doing some scouting when I stumbled across someone I never thought we'd see again." He spun the chair around. "Ta-da!"

Mikey gasped and floated toward him. He grabbed Donnie's face. "Donnie?"

The pre-teen, almost thirteen year old, boy came up and climbed onto the table. "Uncle Tello? I thought you were dead."

"What?" Donnie's eyes widened as he swatted Mikey's hand away.

"Two years ago," April cut in, "you got really, really sick from a Kraang infection and eventually died."

"The Kraang?"

Leo nodded. "When you and I were fifteen, the Foot Clan got a key that led to a realm where an alien race known as the Kraang were trapped. They freed the Kraang which have started invading the planet. We've been at war with them ever since," he explained calmly.

"Where's Raph and Papa?"

"Both dead. As is Cassandra."

"Oh."

"Do you know how you got here?" Mikey asked as he floated away from Donnie.

"I was in the store, getting stuff we needed to fix the lair after Shredder's attack. Then I fell through an orange portal."

"How long ago was the attack?"

"Three months ago."

April nodded with a hum. "So that would be three months before the Kraang came."

Casey sat next to Donnie and looked him up and down. This Donnie was so much shorter than his Uncle Tello. It was the same man, yet someone so different. He had been so close to Doctor Donatello (only Casey was allowed to call him anything else that wasn't Donnie, which his brothers and April were the only ones allowed to call him Donnie) and had taken it just as hard as Leo, Mikey, April, and Mister Draxum had.

Now, he had a second chance with his Uncle Tello. But now he didn't even remember him. He wasn't almost ten feet tall, instead just over five.

"Uncle Tello?"

"Sorry, kid. I don't know who you are."

"I'm Casey," Casey's voice sounded desperate. "Your nephew. You'd call me Jr or-or C-Double J."

"Not ringing a bell."

"But-but, I'm your nephew!"

"Case, remember, he's not the Donnie you know. Mikey, you and Draxum start figuring out ways to get him home. He shouldn't be living through this yet."

Mikey nodded. "Draxum should be returning from his mission with Todd soon. I'll consult the scrolls and see if our ancestors have any clues."

"Casey and I will give Don-Tron a tour of the new base. April, make sure no one bothers us. I don't wanna overwhelm him."

"Got it."

Chapter Three

#purple's second chance #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt angst #rottmnt #rottmnt au #rottmnt leo #kraang #rottmnt casey jones #krang

[gubbanarkist]

Nordiska Fucking Pissmuséet, om ni aldrig tänker ställa ut allt material ni har om folksägen och -tro så får ni väl för satan ge det till landskaps- och sockensmuséeum som faktiskt kan hålla någon kunskap om den tron vid liv. Det är faktiskt kulturskymning att man spenderade halva 1800-talet med att ta all materiell kultur från halva Norden, och sedan bara låser in skiten för att man numera har bestämt sig för att sådan där nationalromantik, det ska vi inte syssla med på Nationalromantiska Institutet.

#i allmänhet är vi faktiskt väldigt dåliga på att göra sådana här saker åtkomliga för allmänheten #varför är inte folkminnesarkiven offentliga och digitaliserade? visarkivet?

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Tôi có một chén rượu, có thể xoa dịu hồng trần (1)

1. Tôi đã gặp quá nhiều người thú vị, họ không giống nhau, thật ra chuyện tương phùng giữa người với người chỉ là trong chớp mắt, nếu hai người không có duyên phận thì dẫu có chạm mặt rồi cũng sẽ lướt qua nhau. Mối duyên tương phùng khiến người ta mê đắm ở chỗ ta chẳng biết được lúc nào và ở đâu ta sẽ gặp được ai, giữa ta và người đó sẽ xảy ra những chuyện gì, sẽ yêu nhau hay trò chuyện hoan hỷ.

2. Nếu cứ nhớ mãi về một người thì sẽ có ngày gặp lại.

Thế nên không cần phải nuối tiếc những điều đã qua, cũng đừng cưỡng cầu điều gì cả, tất cả những người đến rồi đi, đều có nơi chốn được định trước. Cứ đi tiếp, con đường phía trước còn dài, đêm xuống thì đã có đèn, người một lòng nhớ về nhau kiểu gì cũng có ngày gặp lại. Chỉ khi trong tim ta không còn thường nhớ, lúc đó sợi dây kết nối mới thật sự bị đứt.

3. Con mắt người say nhìn thế gian, thấy ai cũng giống người tốt. Nếu trong quá khứ hỗn độn kia bạn từng yêu sâu đậm một ai đó thì bạn cũng có thể tự do bước tiếp hành trình của mình giữa chốn đô thị phồn hoa rực rỡ sắc màu. Bạn thế nào cũng được, chỉ cần trái tim tự do, vĩnh viễn không còn bi lụy vì tình thì bạn mới có thể làm nhân vật chính trong câu chuyện của mình.

4. Không cần mỗi người nhất thiết phải trở thành một cây đại thụ, vì làm một đóa hoa nhỏ bé cũng chưa chắc đã có gì không tốt, lúc vui thì tự nở rộ, tự tán thưởng một mình, lúc buồn thì cứ lặng lẽ mà khép cánh lại thôi. Khi còn trẻ, ai cũng cảm thấy ngoài tình yêu ra thì mình chẳng có gì trong tay, nhưng sau này nghĩ lại, chẳng có gì là không thể buông bỏ, bao gồm cả tình yêu.

5. Tình yêu kể ra ngọt ngào thật đấy, nhưng nó cũng là thứ bất công nhất trên đời này.

6. "Năm ấy mày nói với Dư Hỏa là mày bỏ cuộc rồi, có phải là nói thật không?"

"Trời ơi, mày vẫn còn nhớ chuyện đó cơ à?"

"Đương nhiên tao nhớ chứ."

"Không thể không theo đuổi được, dẫu lìa ngó ý còn vương tơ lòng, huống hồ lại còn nói hết ra với con nhà người ta rồi, nếu như không có sự kiên trì lúc đầu thì làm sao có Tô Tô nhà tao hôm nay. Có điều lúc đó thật sự tao đã nghĩ tới một chuyện, Dư Hỏa rốt cuộc có ý nghĩa gì với tao?"

"Ý nghĩa gì?"

"Ngoài ở bên cô ấy, tao chẳng còn nơi nào để đi."

7. Thật ra ai khi cô đơn cũng có cảm giác dường như sẽ không bao giờ gặp được người mình yêu nữa, mình sẽ cứ thế mà cô đơn mãi. Thật ra không phải đâu, chỉ là thời điểm hơi muộn một chút thôi, người cần đến kiểu gì cũng sẽ đến.

8. Có lẽ con người ai cũng đều mù quáng như vậy, người mà bạn càng quan tâm, có thể sẽ càng không thèm để ý tới bạn, người mà bạn xem là báu vật, đứng trước mặt người khác có thể ại chẳng có giá trị gì. Vỏ quýt dày có móng tay nhọn, mà cái móng tay thật sự bạc tình.

9. Có nhiều người là như vậy, chỉ đến khi mất rồi mới nhận ra được tấm lòng của người kia, lúc còn ở bên nhau sẽ coi đó là tất lẽ dĩ ngẫu, cảm thấy bản thân vốn dĩ phải được đối xử như vậy, dường như cả thế giới này đều là của mình. Kỳ thực làm gì có chuyện như thế, chẳng qua bạn là người mà anh ta yêu thường thôi, một khi rời khỏi anh ta, bạn chẳng là cái gì hết.

10. Tất cả những quyết định có liên quan đến những bước ngoặt trong cuộc đời con người đều được đưa ra vào những lúc tình cờ, vội vàng và không có thời gian suy nghĩ xem nó đúng hay sai, không có logic nào trong phán đoán cả. Đường đời mỗi người đều đã được định sẵn, vào thời điểm đó sẽ phải xảy ra một chuyện gì đó, và nó thúc đẩy bạn tiến về phía trước.

11. "Con đường mình tự lựa chọn, kiểu gì cũng phải đi tới cùng."

12. Nếu như kết cục không thành của một mối tình là do tác động của những chuyện bên ngoài hoặc những nhân tố khác, thì sự chia ly của hai người đó mới là sự chia ly đau đớn nhất.

13. Đã từng một thời yêu đương sớm tối, vậy mà chẳng kịp níu tay nhau nói lời tạm biệt, chúng ta rồi sẽ đều quên mất nhau giữa cát bụi cuộc đời.

14. Trước đây cứ ngỡ rằng "còn duyên ắt sẽ trùng phùng", sau này mới hiểu được "trong lòng còn yêu thì mới gặp lại."

15. Có rất nhiều chuyện tình như vậy, nó không được hình thành trong chốc lát mà chìm giữa rất nhiều năm tháng, chảy trong dòng thời gian. Tình cảm không biết nói, nó chỉ biết trở nên ngày càng đậm sâu, rồi đến một ngày khi đã đong đầy, nó bỗng nổi lên, lúc đó ta bỗng hiểu ra tất cả.

16. Tình yêu của người trẻ tuổi vốn luôn như vậy, nhìn qua có vẻ cực kỳ bền chặt, nhưng kỳ thực khi sóng gió nổi lên, tình yêu đó bỗng trở nên yếu ớt vô cùng, những vết rạn nứt bắt đầu hình thành một cách âm thầm lặng lẽ, rồi chẳng còn nhìn thấy hy vọng phía trước. Ngọn đèn dù sáng đến mức nào cũng sẽ có ngày vụt tắt.

17. ..., nhưng chuyện đời vốn hay như vậy, càng yêu lại càng gặp nhiều trắc trở, dường như ông trời thích xem những vở bi kịch tình yêu.

18. Không phải tất cả những cuộc trùng phùng sau một thời gian dài ly biệt đều sẽ là khóc lóc bi thương, cũng không phải mọi nỗi nhớ nhung đằng đẵng đều trở thành cái ôm hay những bầu tâm sự. Đôi khi tình cảm phải kìm nén và giấu kín trong lòng như vậy mới càng khiến người ta khó mà chịu đựng nổi, nhưng lại không thể không chịu đựng.

Có những tiếc nuối sẽ biến thành ký ức theo thời gian. Khi phải đối mặt với nó vào đúng lúc bạn không có sự chuẩn bị nhất, sự bình thản hay buông bỏ mà bạn tưởng rằng mình đã làm được chẳng qua chỉ là ảo tưởng do thời gian tạo nên. Cái cảm giác đau nhói trong tim ập đến khi đó, nó đan xen với quá khứ đè nặng lên bạn, khiến bạn không sao thở nổi.

19. Trước đây tôi hay cho rằng, những người quan trọng với mình thì tới lúc chia ly nhất định phải nói lời tạm biệt, nhưng sự thật là đâu cần phải nói? Bỗng một ngày không còn liên hệ rồi cứ thế cắt đứt mọi giao tiếp, như thể trước nay chưa từng quen nhau.

20. Nhưng chuyện tình cảm cũng giống như nước ở bờ đê, cho dù có phòng thủ nghiêm ngặt đến thế nào chăng nữa, chỉ cần có một kẽ nứt, nước sông cuối cùng sẽ phá vỡ đê mà tràn ra.

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